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Yeah for reasons beyond my knowing torrenting seems to have really dropped off over recent years.
Kids (zoomies and younger) aren't that savvy with computers
I think it's in part because of NAT. Less and less people have a real IP address, so they can't share the torrents to others, and most VPNs don't provide an upload port either.
The tracker websites are also increasingly hostile with malicious ads, so those with ineffective ad blockers can't use them.
Qbittorrent works with my double-nat set up (don't ask why, my isp sucks) without any set up. I feel like it's more of a tech literacy issue.
Torrent clients can cope behind NAT but can only upload/download from other peers that have a port open so they are more limited in the pool of peers they can make use of.
Good public trackers were shut down. Getting into decent private ones is a huge pain, if you even manage to get an invitation/interview. Some trackers aren't compatible with *Arrs (due to Cloudflare). Seeders and speeds can be awful, and keeping a healthy ration isn't easy for some. If one is willing to pay, Usenet is a great alternative. I run both to cover most ground, but mostly rely on the latter now.